CALMLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

calmly

adverb

Definition of calmly

as in coolly

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Recent Examples of calmly This terror grows familiar but not stale; the reader is allowed to live within it almost calmly and thus catch glimpses of other forces in the darkness. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 As blood soaks her nightgown, Lizzie calmly observes the scene of the crime. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Councilmember Mark Squilla, who was inside council chambers when Johnson announced that everyone would need to evacuate, said people took the threat seriously and calmly evacuated. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 If approached by a coyote while walking your dog, keep the dog under control and calmly leave the area. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 The Americans calmly rallied within two points at the half as Clark's 3-pointer just before the buzzer capped the rally. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Lock, who is in his eighth NFL season, calmly faked a handoff on fourth-and-1, jutted to his left and located Smith-Njigba, who did the rest with his legs. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Haaretz says Netanyahu responded calmly, insisting Israel was prepared and the greater threat lay in the West Bank, while his office now brands the report an ‘absolute lie’ and rejects calls for an inquiry. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Philo calmly operated Faulkner’s system as the OC dialed up plays for his former backup at Georgia Tech. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmly

Adverb

The family’s dream home (a magazine-pristine and coolly atmospheric feat by production designer Alain Bainée) certainly looks solid, but proves quite permeable — beginning one morning when a gaping hole suddenly appears in the garden wall.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
As if to signal this iteration hasn’t completely deviated from its roots, in the show’s opening moments, Deborah Wayne coolly flicks the iconic flip-up frames made famous by Hardison’s Dwayne.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of coolly

Adverb

The protest in Kinshasa drew hundreds of people and began peacefully, but was dispersed by police with tear gas and warning shots after protesters clashed with pro-government supporters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Other videos taken by local media show people marching peacefully through Guatemala City to demand immediate government action.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of peacefully

Adverb

Nestled serenely in northern South Dakota on Native American land and surrounded by livestock and crops as far as the eye can see, Timber Lake is a ranching community with two pumps serving regular gas and no stoplights.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of serenely

Adverb

That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
The waters of a continent – west from the Rockies and east from the Appalachians – pour into it, sometimes violently, sometimes placidly.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026